 Summary of Neosilurus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pronounced | Nee oh see loo russ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Etymology | The generic name comes from the Latin neo, meaning new and Silurus, a catfish name frequently used to form generic names. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size | Smallest 90mm, largest 470mm, average 281mm, most commonly 340mm. All SL. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Species | There are 10 "species" in the database | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Keepers | 4 species (40%) are being kept by registered keepers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distribution | Log in to view data on a map. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Most Kept Species | |
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| 1. | Neosilurus ater (69.57%) |
| 2. | Neosilurus hyrtlii (21.74%) |
| 3. | Neosilurus brevidorsalis (4.35%) |
| 4. | Neosilurus mollespiculum (4.35%) |
| Genus Thumbnails | |
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/siluriformes/plotosidae/neosilurus/ater/1.jpg "Neosilurus ater - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/plotosidae/neosilurus/brevidorsalis/1.jpg "Neosilurus brevidorsalis - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/plotosidae/neosilurus/coatesi/1.jpg "Neosilurus coatesi - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/plotosidae/neosilurus/gloveri/1.jpg "Neosilurus gloveri - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/plotosidae/neosilurus/hyrtlii/1.jpg "Neosilurus hyrtlii - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/plotosidae/neosilurus/pseudospinosus/1.jpg "Neosilurus pseudospinosus - Click for species page")